Meanwhile, AT&T doesn’t have a strong and cohesive marketing message about its 5G. “AT&T remains distracted with a litany of challenges in its non-wireless businesses and the constraint of a balance sheet already deployed to diversify away from... — read more 

I have done quite a bit of impromptu polling over the past several weeks, asking 3rd levels of a lot of groups I interact with, if they foresee ongoing, indefinite layoffs. The answer seems to be that T has finally reached a target headcount, so the... — read more 

Pretty sure we are all getting bury by black Friday ads, the awesome folks at benefithub just send out one for home security 50% off deal. Nope, it isn't Digital Life, but another vendor which revenue does not support our bottom-line. If you work... — read more 

yes, all negative as the com[any is a joke

This is a generic discussion thread to capture comments about potential AT&T Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?

I received news from management friend 15 to 20 retail stores will be closed don’t have time frame anyone else hear this

Has anyone been able to get to hraccess.att.com? I keep getting forbidden on crhomr

https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/11/20/experts-debate-is-att-a-high-yield-bargain-or-a-di/

In my time with the company, there have been a lot of questionable moves to put it kindly. TMobile, Digital Life, DirecTV, Time Warner, and perhaps Xandr? So now that Stephen's is leaving, is Stankey the only one left from this era of costly... — read more 

So what really happened to all the catastrophic layoffs that were planned this year? I really didn't hear all that much and we certainly didn't get rid of 30% of the work force. This board is nothing but wild rumors and not very useful. It only... — read more 

Does anyone know when the November 2020 rates will be available? I want to plug them in the Fidelity Pension estimator and see what my lump sum looks like for 2021,

I was laid off about a month ago and I'm finally coming to terms with it. I was an id–t and believed I'd retire from this place. Of course, it didn't help that my manager is a spineless b–tard who kept convincing me that I was safe, right until the... — read more 

Got the official notification that the lump sum and annunity calculations are about to change. So I went out to Fidelity to capture the before snapshot so I could compare after the December change. I know to take the lump as T is doomed. But... — read more 

That should attract more subscribers :/

made a comment this morning that was deleted, so to hell with you, you won't hear the truth from me anymore.

We received an email from Retail Sales Distribution. In the email it said they have been trialing since June a Virtual Sales Experience to better understand new ways to service customers. It goes on to say this will give customers access to products... — read more 

This guy is convinced that AT&T dividend will continue to grow, which makes the stock a must buy. How? We can't afford the dividend that is paid out currently, how in the world would we be able to afford an increase? How much more debt are we... — read more 

many folks are talking about lawsuits against board and executives for bad business decisions might be interesting but not sure if it can be done

The day may come...

District 3 Mobility Employees Pre 2014 who were fully invested then terminated/left in 2019-2020 have to wait until AT&T declares they’re eligible for lumpsum as it isn’t part of the plan summary. I have $9K I can’t touch in it without an annuity. — read more 

First Elliott Management says 'no, thank you' to us - which is a smart move for them but not so good for us when investors run for the hills - and now John Stephens suddenly decides it's time for him to 'retire.' The way things are going, we might be... — read more 

What are your opinions. I got an offer and frankly I feel lowballed, not much but still - I think I am OK coming down to accept this... I wanted to see what other people think about the group, strategy, execs, future.

What are your thoughts?

Are we going to evolve? I am kind of optimistic (I know we have a ton of problems)

There aren't enough hours in the day to absorb a sliver of all the stuff that is out there. And now you have many people tuning out all forms of media and content due to all the agendas. Another spot on call by the Board, CEO, and COO. Maybe they... — read more 

AT&T's WarnerMedia began layoffs in the U.S. as part of its restructuring to increase focus on the streaming video business, and its HBO Max flagship... — read more 

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201117005988/en/ATT-Chief-Financial-Officer-John-Stephens-to-Retire-in-March-2021

https://www.fiercewireless.com/operators/after-shaking-up-at-t-elliott-management-divests-its-stake Elliott Management shook up AT&T last year when it sent an open letter to AT&T’s board of directors, criticizing everything from soup to nuts about... — read more 

I absolutely loved my time with AT&T and acquired an incredible set of skills and training in Product Development, Product Management, Scaled Agile, Security, Digital Marketing, BI, the list goes on and on. By the time I was trained up, funding... — read more 

Let heat it!

I didn't even think it was possible for AT&T to fall this low, but here we are. People who have been here for decades, who have given this company their all are being used, stepped all over, and then shown the door like they never existed. Transition... — read more 

Does anyone know what the new lump sum pension rates will be? What about the IRS "mortality tables?" Fidelity mentioned the new rates would be available 11/20, but I was wondering if anyone else had a head's u on this.

Never have five words ever sounded more absurd than these posted on LinkedIn to the new Chief Marketing and Growth hire. KSK, there is no "family". Just a bunch of self-serving, greedy C-Levels that will take any new ideas; call them their own and... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/elliott-exits-t-waging-fight-020434768.html By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Elliott Management, which last year took a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T and pushed the company to sell some assets, has itself... — read more 

T-Mobile shares rose more than 2% in after-hours trading after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in the mobile networking company. A 13F filing showed the conglomerate bought 2.4 million shares of T-Mobile in the third... — read more 

There are so many people across the business waiting for a separation package. Mr. Stankey, are you listening? Offer the package to all and allow time to properly train those that want to stay. Everyone is happy!

This thing is supposed to report metric on the network, so we can implement heavy automation, and to use big data to maximize efficiency. The thing is heavily outsourced and staffed with H1Bs. It’s broken more than it works and seems to be another... — read more